Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Illinois
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Carbondale, IL area
How the Carbondale, IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #447 of 536 scored small-town markets
#19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 54
- 30 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −24.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $713K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,501
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Carbondale area is 29 (lower middle), #447 of 536 scored small-town markets and #19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Carbondale area. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 56%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 23.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,677 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Carbondale area spend about $38.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $713K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Carbondale area in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Carbondale area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Carbondale area compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Carbondale area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.5 | 22.9 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $713K | $933K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,208 | 1,064 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.0% | −14.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,677 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $48,763 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19−24.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5430 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Carbondale area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Carbondale area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,501−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 22,955
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 584 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $48,763
- Average household income
- $70,409
- Median home value
- $137,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,658
- Daytime population
- 57,693Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Carbondale area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle, IL | 80 | 25 | 12.0 | $1.7M | −0.7% | #32 of 536 |
| 2Pontiac, IL | 73 | 19 | 13.0 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #77 of 536 |
| 3Centralia, IL | 65 | 19 | 12.2 | $1.4M | −3.4% | #132 of 536 |
| 4Lincoln, IL | 63 | 13 | 11.5 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #149 of 536 |
| 5Canton, IL | 61 | 22 | 15.9 | $1.1M | −2.0% | #169 of 536 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 61 | 25 | 18.7 | $1M | −3.4% | #172 of 536 |
| 7Taylorville, IL | 59 | 21 | 15.5 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #190 of 536 |
| 8Marion-Herrin, IL | 57 | 55 | 19.0 | $975K | +0.2% | #215 of 536 |
| 9Galesburg, IL | 56 | 33 | 15.7 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #224 of 536 |
| 10Sterling, IL | 56 | 45 | 19.5 | $935K | −2.6% | #227 of 536 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 29 | 54 | 23.5 | $713K | −1.5% | #447 of 536 |
Other business types in the Carbondale area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry29
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Carbondale, IL area?
The Carbondale area has 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Carbondale, IL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $38.5M a year, or $1,677 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $713K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,955 households in the Carbondale area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carbondale, IL area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Carbondale area has 23.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $713K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Carbondale area would have about 44, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,208 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Carbondale, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Carbondale area at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in the Carbondale area is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Carbondale area scores 29 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #447 of 536 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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